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拒止 (きょし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拒きょ止し

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

refusal; rejection; denial

Formal noun and suru-verb meaning to refuse, reject, or deny something. Often used in official or written contexts.

申しん請せいが拒きょ止しされた。
The application was refused.
彼かれはその要よう求きゅうを拒

きょ

止し

し

た

。

He rejected the demand.

Kanji

拒repel, refuse, reject
止stop, halt

Similar words

拒きょ否ひ
拒否 is the common word for refusal or rejection in everyday and formal contexts. 拒止 is rarer and more formal, often used in legal or official documents.
拒きょ絶ぜつ
拒絶 means outright rejection or refusal, often with a stronger emotional tone. 拒止 is more neutral and procedural.

Etymology

Compound of 拒 (refuse, reject) and 止 (stop, halt). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of stopping something by refusing it.